What does protecting mean?

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pro·tect·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. protecting(a)adjective

    shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort

    "the protecting blanket of snow"; "a protecting alibi"

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  1. protecting

    Protecting refers to the act of keeping someone or something safe from harm, damage, loss, or any form of danger. It involves taking necessary measures or precautions to prevent or reduce the risk of adverse events. This action can also pertain to conserving or preserving certain rights, privileges, or the welfare of individuals, groups, or environmental elements.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Protecting

    of Protect

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of protecting in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of protecting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of protecting in a Sentence

  1. Pierce College:

    This lawsuit got me more interested in protecting people’s rights, so I decided to run for office.

  2. Travis Witteveen:

    SPAM, A POPULAR VEHICLE FOR MALWARE, STILL TRICKS PEOPLE In the past, a common refrain from Mac enthusiasts was that Apple computers were n’t vulnerable to viruses like PCs. Well, that’s definitely not the case anymore. Even though there are plenty of Mac users that are quick to point out that Macs shouldn't need protecting by any security software, it's a fact that Macs are being targeted exclusively by bad guys more and more, macs are actually getting hacked by a variety of methods such as scripting languages [ and ] web-based attacks … Mac owners are not any safer than Windows users.

  3. Lindsey Graham:

    I hope the American people can see through this sham – that you knew about it and you held it, you had no intention of protecting Dr. Ford, none!She’s as much of a victim as you are.

  4. Anahita Sedaghatfar:

    The reality is many sex offenders are violent offenders and are considered high risk. [ Yet ] weve seen instances where those being released are not being electronically monitored, and law enforcement is not even being advised of the identities of the released inmates, and they are reoffending and being Immediately released again, there has to be a much more rational way to go about this. It seems that the way many states have been going about these releases is actually putting the public at a greater risk rather than protecting us.

  5. Jason Chaffetz:

    Protecting this information should be a core competency of OPM, today's announcement seems aimed only at solving a perception problem rather than tackling the reforms needed to fix a broken security clearance process.

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